Shakespeare and Violence

Shakespeare and Violence
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 242
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ISBN-10 : 0521527430
ISBN-13 : 9780521527439
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Book Synopsis Shakespeare and Violence by : R. A. Foakes

Download or read book Shakespeare and Violence written by R. A. Foakes and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shakespeare and Violence, first published in 2002, connects to anxieties about the problem of violence, and shows how similar concerns are central in Shakespeare's plays. At first Shakespeare exploited spectacular violence for its entertainment value, but his later plays probe more deeply into the human propensity for gratuitous violence, especially in relation to kingship, government and war. In these plays and in his major tragedies he also explores the construction of masculinity in relation to power over others, to the value of heroism, and to self-control. Shakespeare's last plays present a world in which human violence appears analogous to violence in the natural world, and both kinds of violence are shown as aspects of a world subject to chance and accident. This book examines the development of Shakespeare's representations of violence and explains their importance in shaping his career as a dramatist.


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